Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 4.26.21

Senate returns to voting session April [26-canceled] , 27, 28

House returns to voting session May 3, 4, 5

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PennLive: Republican Rep. Wheeland Victim Of ID Theft, Notified Unemployment Benefits Were Denied

ScrantonT Editorial: One Bipartisan Caucus A Good Place To Start

PA Cap-Star: Black Coalition Calls For Ammunition Tracking System In PA

PG: Surging Gun Violence In Pittsburgh And Few Arrests

PennLive: 3 Injured In Separate, Unrelated Harrisburg Shootings: Police

BillyPenn: Guns, Bail, Public Safety: Philly DA Fighting For His Political Life

BillyPenn: Philly DA Report Card:The Promises Kept (Or Didn’t)

TribLive Editorial: Police Reform Means Honoring The Meaning Of “Protect And Serve”

TribLive: Elon Musk, Starlink Look To Stars To Broadband Gaps, Including In Western PA

PG: Guy Fieri Restaurant In Westmoreland County Hit With Labor Complaints On Wages of Black Workers, Need For Racial Sensitivity Training

MCall: Slate Belt Costume Designer Wins Oscar, But No Golden Statue For Allentown’s Amanda Seyfried

Civil Justice

WHYY: Activists Honor Walter Wallace, Jr. Nearly 6 Months After Philly Police Fatally Shot Him

Op-Ed: York Charrette Examined City’s Racial Disparities In Wake Of 1960’s Riots

TribLive Editorial: Police Reform Means Honoring The Meaning Of “Protect And Serve”

PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

Republican Philly Elections Commissioner Al Schmidt Responds To Rep. Grove’s Comments Saying Republicans Committed Voter Fraud In 2020 Election [PaCN]

YorkD/MCall: Rep. Seth Grove, A Trump Backer, Acknowledges Election Fraud Was Committed By Republicans

Stephen Caruso: Q/A With Rep. Grove On Election Hearings, Voter Fraud, Future Of Election Reform In PA

CNN/MSN: Republican Philadelphia Voting Commissioner Responds To Rep. Grove’s Comments

LancasterOnline: How A Couple Who Falsely Claimed The 2020 Election Was Rigged, And Outspoken Critics Of Race-Related Content Taught In Schools Ended  Up Running For E-Town School Board

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 5 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,043 New Cases [2 Days]-- 4.26.21

TribLive: Shelters Struggle To Vaccinate Pittsburgh’s Homeless Population

ErieT: Erie-Area Residents Receive COVID Vaccine At Home

PennLive: Mobile COVID Vaccination Clinic Coming To Harrisburg

LancasterOnline Editorial: Please Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Our Best Shot At Defeating The Pandemic

PennLive: New COVID Cases Force Temporary Closure Of Middletown School In Dauphin County

PG Editorial: Schools, Bus Contractors Must Boost Wages to Attract New Drivers

PG: Help Wanted: Restaurants Slow To Fill Open Jobs As Many Have Left Industry For Good

PennLive: New Casinos, Stores, Businesses Coming To Central PA Despite Pandemic

WITF: Going, Going, Not Quite Gone: How Pandemic Changed Auctions In PA, Across The Country

Federal COVID Aid

PG: Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidates Offer Different Way Of Spending COVID Relief Money

National/International                                                                 

TribLive: EU Reportedly Set To Allow Vaccinated U.S. Tourists To Visit This Summer

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Senate Environmental Committee Meets April 27 On Bill Taking Away DEP Authority To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Any Source, Including Power Plants [PaEN]

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[Posted: April 26, 2021]